Ensemble the series
The ensemble “the row” (spelling: Ensemble “the row” ) was founded in 1958 by Friedrich Cerha and Kurt Schwertsik in Vienna . It is one of the most traditional ensembles for new music in Europe. The name associates the twelve-tone row .
repertoire
The programs include the main chamber music works of all styles since 1900, with a focus on the maintenance of the Second Vienna School , i.e. the work of Arnold Schönberg , Alban Berg and Anton Webern , as well as all work that has been important for artistic thought since 1945.
In addition to overseeing its Viennese concert series since the early 1960s, the ensemble "the series" is a regular guest at the leading international avant-garde festivals: the Berliner Festwochen , the Holland Festival , the Warsaw Autumn , the Styrian Autumn Festival , the Biennials in Venice and Zagreb, the musica viva Munich, the Neues Werk Hamburg and at Musik der Zeit Cologne.
management
In addition to HK Gruber , who has been the artistic director of the ensemble since 1983, the “Who Is Who” of the contemporary music scene worked together with the ensemble, which consists mainly of members of the RSO Vienna .
Productions
Numerous compositions have been written for the ensemble “die Reihe” and 146 works were premiered in over 2200 performances. The international standard of the ensemble is documented in numerous CD, radio and television productions.